Half-Dragon
Basic Information
Anatomy
Most Half-Dragons are slightly bigger than their non-dragon parent and display features of their dragon parent.
Biological Traits
Male Half-Dragons are generally larger than females and are able to grow facial hair.
Female Half-Dragons are able to produce milk from their breasts and are the ones that give birth.
Half-Dragons also have dragonic features such as feet end with three strong talon-like claws with a fourth claw in the back, often dragon-like horns growing on the forehead or the top of the head, with the males having larger horns. Some even have dragon-like heads and tails.
Genetics and Reproduction
Half-Dragons reproduce sexually and are viviparous, they typically have a gestation period of 9 months.
Growth Rate & Stages
Half-Dragons from infancy take 4 years to reach childhood and from there it takes 14 years to reach adulthood, at the age of 18 a Half-Dragon is considered a young adult.
A Half-Dragon who reaches the age of 30 is considered an adult and at the age of 60 they are considered to be elderly.
Ecology and Habitats
Half-Dragons live in arid, temperate and volcanic climates.
Dietary Needs and Habits
All Half-Dragons are omnivorous like Humans and most other races but most Half-Dragons prefer a carnivorous diet.
They procure their food by hunting and gathering or by raiding settlements, those that live with other races in settlements, such as Humans, will obtain their food the same way as the other race does.
Biological Cycle
As time progresses Half-Dragons age, eventually their bodies will reach a point where they can no longer sustain themselves and will eventually die.
However, they live slightly longer lives than some other races such as Humans.
Behaviour
A Half-Dragons behaviour differs between males and females, males are more aggressive and brutish in nature while females are more calm and kinder in nature.
Male Half-Dragons are less likely to cooperate with other races while females are more willing to cooperate and find it easier to interact with other races.
Males will result to violence to solve disputes while females resolve disputes without the need for violence.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Half-Dragons live in tribes of 20 to 40, Half-Dragon tribes are led by a male Half-Dragon, known as the Lord, who is the biggest and strongest among the tribe.
Male Half-Dragons would do the fighting and farming while the females would do the domestic work and child raising.
Though their society is patriarchal male Half-Dragons make up the majority of the population while females make up minority.
Facial characteristics
Half-Dragons have the head features a blunt snout, a strong brow, and reptilian frills on the cheeks and ears. On the back of the head, a crest of hornlike scales forms what resembles a mess of ropy hair.
Half-Dragons have all a pair of eyes, that come in various colours such as blue, green, yellow, black, silver and brown that glow red or gold at the dark.
Some other Half-Dragons have a head like a human with ears, one nose and mouth.
Male Half-Dragons are able to grow facial hair.
Some Half-Dragons have either one or multiple (mostly two) horns on their foreheads or on the top of their heads which are bigger by males.
Average Intelligence
Even if the Half-Dragons are mostly focused on fighting and getting stronger, they are quite intelligent and are well known to create and use very effective strategies for combat but also for others things.
Half-Dragons are quite good inventors and combat strategists.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
A Half-Dragon has the ability to use the breath weapon of its dragon half, though it is not as potent and cannot be used as frequently. Half-Dragons have low-light and darkvision.
All Half-Dragons are immune to sleep and paralysis effects. They also have an additional immunity based of which dragon type they are related to.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Half-Dragons often have either names that fit their draconic heritage or are names from human cultures.
Beauty Ideals
Half-Dragons beauty ideals are mostly based on their physical appearance, particularly musculature, and an individual's physical strength but rarely even the personality of the individual.
Gender Ideals
Half-Dragons don't treat sexes differently from each other, instead the strength of the individual dictates how they are treated.
Courtship Ideals
Some Half-Dragons to attract mates will show off their strength and battle prowess, while other Half-Dragons will give gifts and compliment to those they are attracted to.
Relationship Ideals
Half-Dragons are monogamous and they highly value the ties between family members. It is expected for males to work and for females to raise the children and do the housework.
Older siblings are expected to help their mothers with raising the younger siblings as well as help the mother at her workplace.
Average Technological Level
Half-Dragons who live away from civilization have a low level of technology and rely more on their physical abilities and their strength as a tribe. They have access to stone tools, basic metals and wooden tools.
Half-Dragons that integrated into civilization have a high level of technology. They have access to electricity, gunpowder, metal alloys and refined metals, steam power and machinery.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Human Language, Draconic
Common Etiquette Rules
Male Half-Dragons are brutish and aggressive towards other males and only treat the strong with respect but they are gentle and very kind towards females, elders, chilrden and the weaker.
Female Half-Dragons are calm and kind and treat most people with respect and will always act friendly towards people but can also become as aggressive and brutish when it comes to their loved ones or they feel threatened.
Half-Dragons treat those who have proven themselves as strong, brave and wise with great respect.
Common Dress Code
Half-Dragons wear very basic clothes and armor, that come in basic colours, with much of their skin exposed.
They will also adorn themselves with piercings such as rings on their ears or on their noses as well as jewellery on their horns.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Half-Dragons live in a intersexuel society where both genders are in positions of power. They are known for their superior fighting skills and hunting skills.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
A common tradition in Half-Dragon culture is for parents to teach their children the basics in armed combat and unarmed combat as well as the use of their fire, lava and magma magic.
Common Taboos
Common taboos in Half-Dragon society include murder, theft, assault, sexual assault, cannibalism and Others.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Half-Dragons are wary towards other races, but their trust can be earned by them. Most other races view Half-Dragons as savage monsters that need to be hunted, though there are others who view them as powerful allies.
Scientific Name
Homo Draconic
Origin/Ancestry
Dragon Desert
Lifespan
300 years
Average Height
The average female Half-Dragon height is 2.1m and the average male Half-Dragon height 2.4 m.
Average Weight
The average female Half-Dragon weight is 252‒293 kg and the average male Half-Dragon weight is 270‒310 kg.
Average Physique
The average Half-Dragon physique is large and either muscular or fat with it varying from being more muscular or fatter.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Half-Dragons scale skin colours range from dark red, red, black, orange, dark orange, yellow-orange, white, silver, grey, scarlet, gold, rust, ocher, bronze, or brown.
Half-Dragons hair colours range from red, blond, brown, white, grey and black.
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